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| a kind of crane with a movable pivoted arm for moving or lifting heavy weights, esp. on a ship. |
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| AN AMERICAN PLANT OF THE DAISY FAMILY THAT IS WIDELY CULTIVATED FOR IT'S BRIGHT SHOWY FLOWERS |
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| a knitted sweater fastening down the front, typically with long sleeves. |
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| an unorthodox or independent-minded person |
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| withdraw from commercial or social relations with (a country, organization, or person) as a punishment or protest. |
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| (of a person or their manner) slow and gloomy |
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| an antibiotic typically used topically for skin and eye infections |
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| (of a person, speech, or style of writing) using very few |
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| hold the attention of (someone) to the exclusion of all else or so as to transfix them |
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| a native or national of Afghanistan, or a person of Afghan descent. |
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| a game with rackets in which a shuttlecock is played back and forth across a net |
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| fine soft wool, originally that from the Kashmir goat. |
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| a small dried fruit made from a seedless variety of grape originally grown in the eastern Mediterranean region, now widely produced in California, and much used in cooking |
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| a dog of a breed with a long silky coat and drooping ears |
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| a sturdy cotton twill fabric, typically blue, used for jeans, overalls, and other clothing. |
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| a ring-shaped reef, island, or chain of islands formed of coral |
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| a thick, creamy dressing consisting of egg yolks beaten with oil and vinegar and seasoned. |
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| a semiprecious stone, typically opaque and of a greenish-blue or sky-blue color, consisting of a hydrated hydroxyl phosphate of copper and aluminum. |
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| a mainly African finch with a melodious song, typically having yellowish-green plumage. One kind is popular as a pet bird and has been bred in a variety of colors, esp. bright yellow. • Genus Serinus, family Fringillidae: several species, esp. the island canary ( S. canaria), which is native to the Canary Islands, the Azores, and Madeira, and from which the domestic canary was developed. |
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